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Welcome to the Color Your Plate Campaign!

We are excited that you made the effort to check out this NEW campaign! Color Your Plate encourages individuals to consume the appropriate amount of fruits and vegetables daily, based on MyPlate guidelines. We hope that you take advantage of the weekly challenges and show us what you are eating!

For more information, or to bring the competition to your hall, contact our Nutrition Promotion Coordinator by email: herc-nutritioned@eiu.edu.

Campaign Timeline

WEEK ONE: Introduction to the Program!

Week's Theme: Snap a Shot

Color Your Plate is an 8 week campaign providing tips and recipes for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. Visit us at the photo booth in your hall and come to the Color Your Plate Presentation for more information!

Photo Booth: Snap a Shot!

Tuesday we will be in Taylor Hall, Wednesday in Thomas Hall, and Thursday in Stevenson Hall. Find us next to the entrances to the dining centers.

Presentations:

Plans are underway for the 2016 - 2017 year!

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables and tag them with #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize! Be sure to tag us with the information below:

WEEK TWO: Red Fruits

Week's Theme: Make it 1/2

Red fruits are a colorful, tasty, gift from nature. They offer many health benefits due to their high levels of the plant pigments lycopene and anthocyanins. Red fruits also contain vitamin C, folate, flavonoids, and much more. Lycopene may help reduce cancer and heart disease risk, while anthocyanins may protect our cells from damage. Finally, flavonoids have antioxidant functions and can reduce inflammation. Overall, red fruits can play a key function in protecting our bodies.

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize!

WEEK THREE: Yellow & Orange Fruit

Week's Theme: Go Bananas!

Yellow and orange fruits contain over 170 different phytochemicals and more than 60 flavonoids! Yellow and orange fruits are also known for encouraging anti-inflammatory responses. Combined with their antioxidant functions, these fruits may prevent cancers and lower heart disease risk. The vitamin C in yellow and orange fruits promotes the immune system, as well as skin/bone health. Lastly, these fruits have been linked to helping individuals regulate their blood sugar.

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize!

WEEK FOUR: Green Fruit

Week's Theme: Get in "Lime" with Nutrition

Besides being appetizing and nutritious, green fruits contain lutein. Like beta-carotene, this plant chemical also protects our eyes from damage. These fruits are also a great source of vitamin C, which works as an antioxidant to protect cells and improve skin/bone health. Green fruits are also a great source of minerals such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and much more.

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize!

WEEK FIVE: Red Vegetables

Week's Theme: Healthy from my Head Tomatoes

Red vegetables contain all four major carotenoids: alpha- and beta- carotene, lutein, and lycopene. Red vegetables are also great source of vitamin C, needed for proper absorption of iron. They are a great source of vitamin B6 and magnesium, which may be linked to decreases in anxiety and prevention of hypertension. So when it comes to veggies, seeing red is a good thing!

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize!

WEEK SIX: Yellow & Orange Vegetables

Week's Theme: Veg Out

Yellow and orange vegetables provide small amounts of almost every essential vitamin and mineral! Vitamin C and vitamin B6 are the most common in these fruits and vegetables. These vitamins support your immune system, as well as growth and repair of body proteins. Other important nutrients found in these veggies include beta-carotene, folate, potassium, and phosphorus. Beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A in our bodies. Vitamin A promotes skin and eye health. Potassium plays a large role in maintaining proper muscular function in the body. Phosphorus assists in bone/teeth health.

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize!

WEEK SEVEN: Green Vegetables

Week's Theme: Get Leafy With It

Green vegetables are great sources of fiber, folate, vitamin A, C, E, and K as well as chromium. Green veggies are also rich in glutathione, an antioxidant. Green veggies have folate and vitamin B12, which work together to reduce cognitive decline. Vitamin A is essential for healthy eyes and skin, vitamin C keeps the immune system strong, and vitamin K is known for its role in blood clotting.

Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, or vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize!

WEEK EIGHT: Color Your Plate Overview

Week's Theme: Make it 1/2

The last week of Color Your Plate is an overview of tips for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. Upload pictures of your plate, fruits, and vegetables with the #eiumyplate for a chance to win a prize! Be sure to tag us with the below information: